Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Ultra-moist banana bread made with nutty brown butter and loaded with chocolate chips. The ultimate banana bread recipe after testing over 100 versions.
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
ripe bananas (ripe)
3 piece
unsalted butter
127 g
large egg (room temperature)
1 piece
brown sugar
150 g
white sugar
50 g
all-purpose flour
190 g
baking soda
5 g
baking powder
2.5 g
salt
3 g
cinnamon
2.5 g
vanilla extract
5 ml
semi-sweet chocolate chips
200 g
Instructions
Brown the butter
Add butter to a saucepan over medium heat. Stir often until it melts, foams, sizzles, then turns golden with a nutty smell.
Cool the browned butter
Once browned, pour the butter into a bowl and place in the freezer for 5 minutes. It should be warm, not hot.
Mash bananas and mix wet ingredients
In a large bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the browned butter, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, and vanilla. Whisk for 1 to 2 minutes until glossy.
Add dry ingredients
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Mix very thoroughly until no dry flour remains and everything is evenly distributed.
Preheat oven and fold in chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 175°C. Fold in about 1 cup of chocolate chips. Save the rest for topping.
Prepare loaf pan and bake
Line or grease a loaf pan and pour in the batter. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top. Bake for 60 minutes, loosely covering with foil halfway through to prevent over-browning.
Check doneness and cool
Insert a toothpick into the center. It should come out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter. If needed, bake an extra 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool slightly, then slice and enjoy.
Original recipe
Storage
Wrap tightly in plastic wrap or store in airtight container. Toast slices for best texture after freezing.
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